Upcoming Events

Interested adults are invited to this book club to discuss queer books and media. We do not all read the same book. We will have art materials available.

Stroll down memory lane with a collection of toe-tapping, hum-along popular songs from yesterday and today.  Even if you've seen Rochester Area Handbells in concert before, you've never seen them like this!  

A native of Washington, DC, Norton received a Bachelor’s in Literature from Tufts University & a Master’s in Creative Writing from Boston University.

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Join University of Minnesota professor Katherine Scheil for a talk on William Shakespeare's impact on popular and reading culture throughout history.

You can view a live stream of the Board meeting on the Library's YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/RochPubLibrary 

Joshua Moehling is the author of the Ben Packard series. The first book, And There He Kept Her, was a Barnes & Noble monthly Mystery/Thriller pick and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ+ Mystery.

This class is all about building self-trust, confidence, and strengthening your intuition through working with tarot.

Visit RPL in the family tent at Rochester Pride in Soldiers Field Park  to make a bookmark and pick up buttons and stickers!

Join us monthly for fun afternoons of card playing, dice throwing, and so much more! 

We’ll have a variety of games on hand, from party to strategy, and competitive to cooperative. You can even bring your own games to share!

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Join us each month to discuss a popular book you'll want to read cover to cover.

This month we'll be reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Join us to practice your origami skills with other enthusiasts. All ages and skill levels welcome.

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Join us each month to discuss a different nonfiction book.

In May we'll be discussing The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist by Dorothy Day.

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Parents and caregivers of transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive individuals get together to share resources, joys, and concerns. Trans Parenting Rochester meets on the first Tuesday of every month, and is intended for adults only.

Walk along with Doug Ohman as he photographs cemeteries and
uncovers stories of the long forgotten. Learn where the only
Revolutionary War soldier to die in Minnesota is buried.

Join us each month for a book club focusing on uplifting novels and stories.

We invite you to get creative at the library! Stop by the Library 2nd Floor area every Tuesday between 4-7PM to work on a project you bring from home and meet new friends. 

Join us to learn about how to recycle in Olmsted County and where your recycling goes.

Are you an aspiring author? Are you looking for constructive advice?  Join the Rochester Writers Group and supercharge your writing.